Italian Villas and Gardens - great resource

As a garden lover, what could be better than visiting some of the wonderful villas and gardens of Italy. If such a thing is at all interesting, here is a site with lots of great inspiration for viewing gardens and villas. Includes opening times, fees and all other pertinent details.

On my last trip I got to visit Villa Carlotta on Lake Como. More on that in another post.

Walking & Biking Tours - On my wish list!

I just got my catalog from Backroads for their biking, hiking, and multisport tours. And of all the tours they offer - all around the world - the country that is first in the catalog is Italy. Oh, I have wanted for so long to go on some of these tours - the look so enticing and so easy to do because they transport all your luggage for you. What could be more convenient?

Here is the section of the website related to Italy tours